Water-controlling apparatus.



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WATER CONTROLLING APPARATUS APPLICATION man APR.4. 1916.

1,230,590. Patented June 19, 1917.

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S. MASON.

WATER CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.4,19I6.

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SAUL MASON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

Application filed April 4, 1916. Serial No. 88,778. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAUL MAsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer-. tain new and useful Improvements in Water- Controlling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improved form of water-controlling apparatus, and is particularly adapted for use in bath rooms in connection with wash stands, shower baths, and bath tubs, but it may be used ad vantageously any place where such apparatus is desired.

One object of my invention is to so construct such an apparatus that it may be quickly and easily operated and will be of simple and durable construction. Another object is to include mechanism whereby hot, cold, or medium temperature water may be delivered through the same spigot by the pressing of buttons, and that the flow of said water may be stopped by the pressure of a single button.

These objects and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a sectional elevation of my in vention shown in connection with a bowl such as may form a part of a stationary wash stand.

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line aa Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevation taken on the line 5-6 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation partly in section showing certain of the elements of my invention moved into a different position than they occupy in Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of my invention on a smaller scale than the previously mentioned figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a casing having openings in its bottom through which hot and cold water pipes 2 and 3 project. These two pipes are connected at their upper ends by a cross head 4, which consists of a hollow casting or tube and has a single outlet passage 5 which in the present instance is tapped to receive the threaded end of a spigot 6, the latter projecting through an opening in the front portion 7 of the casing 1, and may be of any style or size desired. In the present instance, this spigot is of such shape as to discharge water into the pitsin 8 of a stationary wash stand or the The upper ends of the pipes 2 and 3 are provided with valve seats 9 and 10 respectively which are designed to receive the valves 11 and 12 which are secured to the lower ends of two vertically slidable rods or stems 13 and 14.

The upper portion of the cross head 4 is provided with openings through which these bars slide, and are also tapped at 15 and 16 to receive threaded stufling box heads 17 and 18, packing 19 being interposed between the bottom of the stufling box heads 17 and 18 and the sides and bottom of the tapped openings 15 and 16, thus providing a seal to prevent water from escaping through the openings just mentioned.

The rods 13 and 14 have their upper ends slidable within depending cup-shaped guide members 20 and 21, and it is readily seen that these cups and'the upper part of the cross head 4 form. substantial supports and guide-ways for the rods 13 and 14. Each of Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 11116 19, 1917 r the rods 13 and 14 is also provided with an annular flange or enlargement 22, which forms a backing for a compression spring 23, and each of these springs surrounds its rod 13 or 14 and presses against the cup members 20 or 21. It will be readily understood that these compression springs 23 normally tend to move and hold the valves 11 and 12 down in engagement with their respective valve seats. I

Supporting beams 24 and 25 are secured to opposite sides 26 and 27 of the casing 1, and have openings 28 and 29 through which actuating bars 30 and 31 slide. As shown in Fig. 1, these supporting beams are at difi erent levels, since the bars 30 and 31 have inclined or cam portions 32 and 33, this cam portion in the present instance being attained by merely bending a straight bar in such manner as to keep the portions adjacent its ends in parallel planes as clearly shown in Fig. 1. With this arrangement, the beam 2 1- forms the support for one end portion of each of the bars, and the beam 25 forms a support for the other end of the bars.

Each of the said bars 30 and 31 is provided with a compression spring 34:, and a pin 35, said compression springs 34 surrounding the bars andhaving their ends respectively engaging the pins 35 and the adjacent face of the beam 28, so that said springs serve to move the bars in the direction of the front portion 7 of the casing 1.

Buttons 36 and 37 are secured to the bars 30 and 31, the front portion 7 of the casing having openings 38 and 39 designed to receive said buttons, and are of such length that when the buttons are at their normal po sition as shown in Fig. 1, part of the buttons will be within said latter openings, and a part will project beyond the outer face of said portion 7, thereby both forming a neat appearing front and assisting in the support of the outer end of said bars 30 and 31.

The inner ends of the bars 30 and 31 are hooked at 4:0 and 41, said hooks being of such construction as to point toward each other (see Figs. 2), and provide shoulders 42 and i3, and cam faces 4A and 45 respectively. These hooked ends of the bars serve to hold them in an inwardly projected position as will be hereinafter more clearly set forth.

The casing 1 is provided with a removable back a6, and this back may be secured in any convenient manner. This back has two pivot points 47 and 4:8, which form a pivot support for two double ended levers L9 and 50. These levers as shown in F 3 and 1, have cam shaped ends 51 and 52 which are shown in their normal position in Fig. 3 with a space between them.

Stopping lugs and project from the inner face of the back 4:6 and form an abutment for the ends 51 and 52 of said levers i9 and 50. The other ends and 56 of said latter levers have secured thereto one end of springs 57 and 58, the other end of said springs being secured to projections 59 and 60 on said back 46.

Secured to the inner face of the front portion 7, is a bracket 61 which has a forked end providing a space for a compression spring 62, the latter being designed to engage a pin 63 on a bar 6% which is slidablc in the forked portion of saidbracket 61. The outer end of this bar is provided with a button 65, the latter operating within an openings 66 in the front portion 7 in a manner similar to that described in connection with the previously mentioned buttons 36 and 37, so that if button is pressed inwardly, the spring 62 acts to again return it to its normal position. The inner end of said bar 64E is provided with a wedgeshaped deflector 67 designed to engage the ends 51 and 52 of the levers 4:9 and 5 as will hereinafter be described.

The depth of the head 67 is greater than the distance between the rear of the levers 49 and 50 and the back 46 of the casing, so that it is impossible for the entire head 67 to pass to the rear of said levers 41-9 and 50. Therefore, the head 67 is always free to be moved forwardly by the spring 62 after the button 65 has been pressed inwardly to stop the flow of water and has been released.

The rods 13 and 1st have slots 63 and 69 respectively into which the cam portions 52 and 53 of the bars 30 and 31 move.

The operation of my improved apparatus is as follows:

If it is desired to secure a How of hot water, the button 36 is pressed inwardly. This causes the cam 32 to engage the lower face of said rod 13 which provides the slot 68 and effects the raising of the valve 11 from its seat, thereby permitting the flow of the water from the pipe 2 through the cross head 4t and outlet through the spigot 6. This inward movement of the button 36 also causes the cam portion 44-1 of the bar 30 to engage and. move the lever at?) against the action of the spring 57 until the shoulder 12 passes behind said lever 49, when the spring 57 will again return the lever 19 to its normal position, thereby locking the bar 30 in its inward position, so that a continuous stream of hot water is attained even though the operator removes his finger from the button 36.

To stop the flow of water, the button 65 is pressed inwardly, the deflecting cam 67 thereby engaging the end 51 of the lever 4.9, and again withdrawing the latter from in front of the shoulder 42, then said bar 30 using free, it will be moved by the spring 3+1: to its normal position, this action in turn moving the cam 32 away from the slot of the rod 13, and the spring 23 will then act to close the valve 11, thereby stopping the flow of water.

The action of the cold water is similar to that just described in connection with the hot water, and further description is thought unnecessary.

If it is desired to secure a flow of water of medium temperature, both buttons 36 and 37 are pressed inwardly, thereby effecting the raising of both valves 11 and 12 admitting hot and cold water to the cross head 1. This causes a mixture of the hot and cold water, and water of a medium temperature is thereby secured. Thus, with my invention, one is able to secure a continuous flow of either hot, cold, or water of medium temperature as hereinbefore described by pressing either or both of the buttons 36 and 37. The button when actuated serves to close the valves of both hot and cold water pipes, thereby stopping the flow of the water by merely one operat-ion. By having the back 46 removable, and the levers 49 and 50 and their springs and stops mounted on this removable back, it will be seen that when the back is removed, the parts may be easily repaired, since with this construction there is no positive connection between the 'bars 30, 31, and .6 1 withthe double ended levers, however in some in stances where the location of the casing is such that access cannot be had from the back, the top or sidesof the box may be made in separate pieces if it is desired. 'VVhile I have described-my invention'as taking one particular for it will be understood that the various parts of my invention maybe changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction'set forth, but consider-that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

7 Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent is: p I

1. A water-controlling apparatus, comprising a supporting structure, members forming water supply inlets, valves therefor, members having portions operative to open said valves, outlets for said supply inlets, separate means for positively locking each of said second mentioned members in their'op'erative positions, a common member manually operative to engage andmove said locking means to free said second mentioned members, means automatically operative to close the valves after said second mentioned members are thus freed, and means automatically operative to return said lock moving means to its normal position, substantially as described. 7

2. A water-controlling apparatus, comprising a supporting structure, members forming water supply inlets, valves therefor, members having portions operative to open said valves, outlets for said supply inlets, separate means for positively locking each of said second mentioned members in their operative positions, common means manually operative to engage and move said locking means to free said second mentioned members, automatically operative means for moving said second mentioned members to their normal position,[automatically operative means for closing said valves while 'said second mentioned members'are being returned to their normal positions, and

means automatically operative to return said lock moving means to its normal position, substantially'as described.

3. A water-controlling apparatus, comprising a supporting structure, members and common means manually operative to engage and move said locking means where by said secondmentioned members are free, automatic means for moving said second mentioned members to their original positions, and automatically operative means for closing said valves as said second mentioned members are returned to their normal positions, substantially as described. 4. A wa'tencont'rolling apparatus, com prising a supporting structure, a water supply-pipe having a valve'seat therein, a valve fitting said seat and having a stem, means for-normally holding "said-valve against its seat, a bar having a portion for engagement with the stem tomove the latter to open the valve when said bar is moved, a locking member operative to lock said bar in said moved position, a second bar movable to engage said locking member and thereby free said first bar, means for automatically moving said first bar to its normal position, and thereby releasing said valve stem, means-for movingsaid valve stem to close said valve after said first bar has been returned to its normal position, and means for automati cally removing said second bar to its normal position, substantially as described. I

5. A water-controlling apparatus comprising a supporting structure, a water inlet pipe having a valve seat, a valve fitting said valve seat, a stem on said valve, a bar having a portion cooperating with said valve stem to open the valve when said bar is moved, a shoulder on said b'ar, a locking lever, means for automatically moving said locking lever behind said shoulder when said bar is moved to open the valve, a second bar movable to actuate said holding means and thereby free said first bar, a spring for moving said first bar to its normal position, a spring for moving said valve stem to thereby close the valve during the movement of said first bar to its normal position, and means for returning said second bar to its normal position, substantially as described. 6. The combination in a water-controlling apparatus, of a supporting structure, a water supply pipe having a valve seat, a valve fitting said seat and having a stem thereon, a bar having a cam designed to engage a portion of said stem to open the valve when said bar is moved, a locking lever, a shoulder on said bar, means for moving the looking lever behind said shoulder when said bar is moved, a second bar having a portion designed to engage said locking lever and thereby move the latter away from said shoulder to free said first bar, a spring for moving said first bar to its normal position, and a spring for returning said second bar to its normal position, substantially as described.

7. The combination in a water-controlling apparatus, of a supporting structure, a water supply pipe having a valve seat, a valve fitting said seat and having a stem thereon provided with a slot, a bar having a cam designed to enter said slot and engage the wall forming said slot to efiect the opening of the valve, a locking lever, a shoulder on saidbar, means for moving the locking lever behind said shoulder when said bar is moved, a second bar having a portion designed to engage said locking lever and thereby move the latter away from said shoulder to free said first bar, a spring for moving said bar to its normal position, and a spring for returning said second bar to its normal position, substantially as described.

8. The combination in a water-controlling apparatus, of a supporting structure, a water supply pipe having a valve seat, a valve fitting said seat and having a stem thereon, a bar having a cam designed to engage a portion of said stem to open the valve when said bar is moved, a double ended locking lever, a. shoulder formed on said bar, a spring for actuating one end of said locking lever to move the other end thereof in front of said shoulder, whereby said bar is held in its operative position, and a second bar movable into engagement with said latter end of the lever to move it and thereby free said first bar, means for moving said first bar to its normal position, means for actuating said valve stem to close the valve during the movement of said first bar to its normal position, and means for moving said second bar to its normal position, substantially as described.

9. The combination in water-controlling apparatus, of a casing, water supply pipes in said casing, means forming a communicating passage between said pipes, a single faucet in communication with said passage, a valve for closing each of said pipes, stems on said valves, bars having cam portions movable to actuate said stems, and thereby open the valve, double ended locking levers, shoulders on each of said bars,

means for automatically moving one end of each of said levers into the path of said shoulders to lock the bars in their actuating position, a deflecting bar having aportion which when moved engages the other ends of said locking levers and thereby moves them away from said shoulders, thereby freeing said first bars, automatic means for returning said first bars to their normal position, means for automatically moving said valve stems during the movement of said bars to their normal position, to close the valve, means for moving said deflecting bar to its normal position, and push buttons on the ends of each of said bars, said casing having openings forming guide-ways for said buttons, substantially as described.

10. The combination in water-controlling apparatus, of a casing having openings, two water supply pipes entering said casing and having valve seats, a pipe head communicating with said pipes, valves fitting said seats and having stems slidable through said head, springs for keeping said valves closed, supporting beams on said casing, bars slidable within said beams and having push buttons on their outer ends, and cam portions designed to engage and lift the valve stems when the buttons are pushed, double ended levers pivoted on the back of the easing, said bars having a cam at their inner ends to engage and swing the levers on their pivots and shoulders designed to project behind the levers when said cam portions have passed them, springs for moving said levers in front of said shoulders to lock the bars, a single member having a push button on its outer end passing through an opening in said casing and having a portion designed to move said levers from the shoulders, means for moving the bars and member to their normal positions, and a single spigot extending through said casing and communieating with said pipe head, substantially as described.

11. The combination in water-controlling apparatus, of a casing having openings, two water supply pipes entering said casing and having valve seats, a pipe head communicating with said pipes, valves fitting said seat-s and having stems slidable through said head, springs for keeping said valves closed, supporting beams on said casing, bars slidable within said beams and having push buttons on their outer ends and cam portions designed to engage and lift the valve stems when the buttons are pushed, a removable back for said casing, double ended levers pivoted on the back of the casing, said bars having a cam at their inner ends to engage and swing the levers on their pivots and shoulders designed to project behind the levers when said cam portions have passed them, springs for moving said levers in front of said shoulders to look the bars, a single member having a push button on its outer end passing through an opening in said casing and having a portion designed to move said levers from the shoulders, means for moving the bars and member to their normal positions, and a single spigot 10 extending through said casing and communicating with said pipe head, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAUL MASON.

Witnesses;

RHODA E. GILLIEs, CHAS. E. Po'r'rs.

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